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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. forces carried out airstrikes in Somalia on Saturday targeting a senior Islamic State attack planner and other members of the militant group, killing many of them ...
Dramatic new video shows the moment US military bombed a cave complex in Somalia obliterating a senior ISIS “attack planner” and several other militants on Saturday. The Feb. 1 precision ...
The United States and four other countries discussed the need to finalize plans for the new African Union stabilization and support mission in Somalia, the U.S. Department of State said in a ...
Somalia and China later signed their first official trade agreement in June 1963. [131] During the Cold War period, the Somali government maintained active relations with its Chinese counterpart. The Somali authorities campaigned for an end to China's diplomatic isolation and supported instead its entry into the United Nations. [132]
Following the breakdown of central authority in the Somali Civil War, General Hersi "Morgan" declared Jubaland independent on September 3, 1998. [3] Opponents to General "Morgan" came from the Somali Marehan, Somali Clan . The Marehan Somali National Front (SNF) and other Clan allies grouped together as the Allied Somali Forces (ASF). They ...
On May 31, 2024 U.S. forces conducted an airstrike in a semi-autonomous state in north-eastern Somalia aimed at taking out Abdulqadir Mumin, leader of the Islamic State in Somalia, who survived.
The US had been courting the Somali government for some time on account of Somalia's strategic position at the mouth of the Bab el Mandeb gateway to the Red Sea and the Suez Canal. Somalia's initial friendship with the Soviet Union and later military support by the United States enabled it to build the largest army on the continent. [1] [2]
The United States used manned fighter jets to conduct an airstrike against Islamic State targets in Somalia on Saturday, three U.S. officials told ABC News on Saturday. President Donald Trump and ...